Bottle disposal rack



. i] Q T e a R Oct. 24, 1944. G, FLALBRECHT 2,361,077

BOTTLE DISPOSAL RACK Original Filed Aug. 12. 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Inventor Gz'Zmaw Z'Albreclvt MIME Attorneys II I I I I 1 I a m I I x 4 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor HHU JA M WW Gz'Z'maw ZAZrecEz B QM and G. F.ALBRECHT BOTTLE DISPOSAL RACK Original Filed Aug. 12, 1942 Oct. 24,1944.

Patented d. 24, 1944 l UNITED} STATE s, PATENT o es BOTTLE DISPOSAL RACKGilmon F. Albrecht, Madison, Wis..

Original application August 12, 1942, Serial No.

"454,583. Divided and this application August 3, 1943, Serial No.497,193' I 4 Claims. (01. 22 0-97) may be deposited and stored in end toend relation, together with signaling means to indicate when each of thechutes is filled.

A still further object is to provide a bottle disposal and collectingrack of this character eI n.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character ofsimple and practical construction, which is eificient and reliable inperformance, neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensiveto manufacture and otherwise Well adapted for the purposes for which thesame is intended,

"Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout and in which:

Figure l is a front elevational view.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view showing a group of the racks inconnected relation.

Figure 3 is a top plan view.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional View taken substantially on a line 4-4of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wheree in for the purpose ofillustration I have shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, thnumeral 5 designates one of the racks generally which is preferablyconstructed of metal and substantially in the form of a tray whichincludes a back wall 6, top and bottom walls 1 and 8, respectively,and-side walls 9, the front of the rack or tray being open, the traybeing designed for support on the bottom 8 as will be clearly apparentfrom an inspection of Figures land 2 of the drawings.

A plurality of partitions I0 is arranged in a vertical position in therack, the partitions being disposed in spaced parallel relation withrespect to each other to form a plurality of vertically extendingcompartments or chutes H. The partitions Ill are preferably in the formof relatively thin strips of material for the sake of economy. v j

Secured to the back and to each side ofeach of the chutes orcompartments is a plurality'of leaf springs l2 of corrugated'formadapted for frictional engagement with thesides of bottles 13 when thelatter are deposited throughan opening [4 in the top wall 1 of the rack,the depositing of the successive bottleslthrough the opening forcing thelowermost bottles'downwardly toward the bottom wall 8 of the rack. l

A signalling device is provided to indicate when 1 each of the chutes orcompartments is fillecl'with bottles and comprises a signalling arm l5pivoted as at Hi to the upper end of the partitions l0, one end of thesignalling arm having a flag I! formed thereon adapted to projectupwardly through an opening [8 in the top wall 1, the other end of thesignalling arm being pivotally attached to a rod 19 extending downwardlyin the rear portion of the chute or compartment and having a foot plate20 pivotally attached at one end to the lower end of said rod anddisposed in the path of the lowermost bottle placed in the chute orcompartment ll.

When the chute or compartment is empty or position shown at the righthand portion of Figure -4 .of the drawings and when the bottles areinserted in the opening H! in the top of the rack the lowermost bottlewill engage the plate 20 to actuate the signalling device to theposition as shown at the left hand side of Figure 4.

Each rack is provided with an opening 2| in its bottom wall 8 in aposition adjacent the rear wall 6 and the top wall I is provided with asimilar opening 22. The rear wall 6 at its upper end is also providedwith an opening 23 adapted for the insertion of an interlocking hook 24which projects forwardly from the top wall I of one rack for engagementin the opening 22 of an adjacent rack for detachably securing the rackstogether in connected relation as shown to advantage in Figure 4 of thedrawings. the bottom wall 8 of each rack is provided with a forwardlyprojecting hook 25 adapted to enter the opening 2! of an adjacent rackto thus secure both the top and bottom edges of the racks together.

The base of the bottom hook 25 is flat and disposed below the plane ofthebottom wall 8 to support the assembled racks or containers in anupright position and the bill portion of both the upper and lower hookhave vertical parallel walls 26 and a horizontal bottom wall 21 toprovide Likewise I a snug fitting seat for the edges of the openingsoithe rear wall when engaged by the hooks. It will be apparent from aninspection of Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings that any desired number ofthe racks may be connected in the manner indicated for convenienthandling thereof.

It is believed the details of construction, manner of operation andadvantages of the device -will be readily understood from the foregoingwithout further detailed explanation.

Having described the claimed as new is:

1. A container including angularly disposed top, bottom, side and rearwalls, thefront of the container being open, said bottom wall havinginvention, what is hook-shaped members projecting from the top andbottom walls at the front of the container and adapted for insertionrespectively in the upper, and-lower openings of an adjacent containerfor connecting the containers together, said j lower hook-shaped;members having a'fiat base an opening therein and saidtop and rearWallshaving adjacent openings separated by a corner of the container,and hook-like members projecting from the open front of the. containerand having angular portions adapted for insertion in said openings of anadjacent container for attaching, a pair of containers together.

v .2. A, container including a top wall. a bottom wall, side walls and.a rear wall, the front ofthe container'being open, said top and rearwalls having upper openings adjacent the junction thereof separated by acorner of the container and said bottom wall having a lower openingadjacent the rear wall, and upper and lower hook-shaped membersprojecting. from the front of. the container and adapted for insertionrebelow the plane of the bottom wall and adapted to support thecontainers in an upright position. 4'. A container including a topwall,a bottom wall, side walls, and .a rear wall, the front of the containerbeing open, said rear wall having a horizontal slot adjacent its upperedge and said bottom wall having a slot adjacent the rear wall, andrigid lugs projecting horizontally from top and bottom walls at thefront of the container and adapted for insertion respectively in theslots of an adjacent container, said lugs having horizontal grooves intheir upper surfaces forming seats. adapted for receivingan edge ot theslots of said adjacent container to connect a pair of containerstogether. ,GILMO'N F. ALBRECHT.

